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Biblical place

Where was Mahaneh-dan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with between Eshtaol and Zorah.

First appears in Judges 13:25 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Judg. 18:12 = “camp of Dan” 13:25 (R. V., “Mahaneh-dan”), a place behind. Modern identification: between Eshtaol and Zorah.

Mahaneh-dan is represented in the local geography layer as between Eshtaol and Zorah. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Judges 13:25 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Bethlehem

About 21 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 43 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jordan

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Mahaneh-dan today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Mahaneh-dan refers to a wider biblical landscape rather than a single modern destination, so the marker is an orientation point inside the broader region.

Mahaneh-dan is treated here as a wider landscape centered on this study point.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Borders, permits, local access, and the exact identification of biblical landscapes can change.

Modern orientation

between Eshtaol and Zorah

in the region between Eshtaol and Zorah

31.778°N · 34.999°E

Key passages

Appears in

Judges

1 chapter · 1 verse mention